Organs of 361 babies kept in Belfast hospital

The organs of 361 babies are being stored at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

Organs of 361 babies kept in Belfast hospital

They were removed without consent over a period of more than half a century, claims Dr Claire Thornton, Northern Ireland's regional paediatric pathologist.

The Royal Hospitals Trust has confirmed it did not seek parental consent until December l999.

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